Spearfishing · Sonoma Coast

Spearfishing in Bodega Bay

Sonoma County's fishing harbor and the gateway to the rugged North Coast. Salmon and rockfish offshore, Dungeness crab in season, and cold, nutrient-rich water that runs green more often than blue. Big swell and strong wind define the diving windows.

Live conditions, water-clarity forecast, and bite-window timing for spearfishing in Bodega Bay, CA. Open the app for a live verdict, tappable factor breakdown, and an 8-day forecast, free, no signup needed.

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Conditions snapshot: Jul 15, 2026

Visibility

12 ft

11–22 ft range

Water

55°F

Wind

20 kts

Wave

7.3 ft

Swell

1.5 ft

Period

8.9s

Snapshot from Jul 15, 2026. Live values, factor breakdowns, and 8-day forecast in the app.

Notable species

Bodega Bay is known for:

RockfishLingcodCabezonChinook SalmonDungeness Crab

Typical water visibility

Summer visibility around Bodega Bay is commonly reported in the 5–20 ft range, a community-guidance estimate, not a measurement. Rain, river discharge, swell mixing, and seasonality can shift real conditions dramatically day to day.

That's exactly why Submarius exists. The in-app clarity forecast blends satellite turbidity (NOAA CoastWatch Kd490), river-plume detection (USGS), wave-mixing physics, and community post-dive reports to estimate how far you'll actually see tomorrow, with explicit uncertainty bounds, not a seasonal average.

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What Submarius shows for Bodega Bay

Verdict score (0–10). Aggregates wind, swell, tide, moon, and water clarity into one decisive number.
Best window. The 2–3 hour stretch each day when conditions peak.
8-day forecast. Auto-scaled line graph showing which day this week is trending good.
Bite score. Tide stage, moon phase, solunar windows, and pressure trend combined into a 0–10 predictor.
Water clarity forecast. Secchi-depth estimate with uncertainty bounds and the next best viz window.
Free, anonymous. Check conditions with location on, no signup until you want to save spots or post reports.

Safety in the water

Submarius ships OCEARCH tagged-shark alerts, community shark sightings, SOS, and buddy GPS sharing, permanently free, regardless of subscription tier. For Bodega Bay specifically, the app shows any recent tagged sharks within range and lets you enable push notifications for sightings on your active tiles.